Nail container and dispenser



Feb. 21, 1928.

O. BREITHAUPT NAIL CONTAINER AND DISPENSER Filed March 24, 1927 A TTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 2l, 1928. j

PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR BREITHAUPT, rOE' DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

` NAIL CONTAINER AND DISPENSER.

Application mea Martha@ 1927.- serii No. 177,888.

My. inventionrelates to a new and useful improvement in a nail container andV dispenser 'adapted for use by carpenters and other artisans who are using a large number of nails and find it necessary, to replenish the supply at frequent intervals; Carpenters, particularly in shingling, are accustomed to placca number of the nailsin the mouth and withdrawy the nails vas used from the mouth, it having been foundl that this method of operating yis one which permits of rapid work. However,y because of various mate rials used inthe manufacture of nails and the treatment of the same, the depositing of the nails in the mouth has become menacing tothe health, and it isan'object of the present )invention to provide a container and dispenser of nails which may be carried by theartisan ina convenient place and from which the nails may be selected, either individually or in such quantities asdesired at a time,withoutslowingup thespeed of the operator, as compared with the performance o f work when thenails are deposited in the mouth.

Another obj ect of the invention is the provision of a nail container of this class which v may be mountedon'the clothingA and preferably'the hatv or cap of the 'wearerso that thefeeding trough is normally heldin a horir/ontal position, and moved to a ydownwardly inclined'vposition on its feeding end upon a'bending of the artisans body. Another object of the invention is the lprovision of ay spring-held closure `at the end of -thetrough which :serves upon theremoval of nails fromv the trough toagitate the nails` remaining in the trough andassist in' their projection downwardly through the trough for removal therefrom. l

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

A The .invention consists in the combination and arrangement of Vparts' v-hereinafter de-l scribed and claimed. j v

VThe inventionrwill be best understoodY by a reference to the accompanying drawings which form ajpart of this specification and in which,'`

Fig.. 1 is a perspective view` of the invention showing it applied to a cap.

jectingfdownwardly fromv the bottom 12 at i;

nFig. 2 is a, fragmentary sectional view taken'w on line '.2-2 of Fig. 1. Y y

FigQS is asectional view taken tially line 8-3 of'Fig. 2.

vAs shown in the drawings, the invention comprises a receptacle having a rear wall 9, side walls 10 and 11, and a bottom wall 12. Theside walls 10 and 11 are each provided with an upwardly directed `extension "10 and 11 which serve Vas guides upon the de- 1 positing of the nails therein, the rear wallv 9 projecting above these extensionsy 10 and 11 to provide a ilap 18 having openings 14 formed therein, throughwhich may be pro? jectedy rivets for securing the containerto' the'head piece 15 of the user. As shown in Fig. 2, they bottom,A 12 is inwardly inclined fromV each side toward the center where there is formed ay slot`16. V Secured to and proon substanopposite sides of theslot 16 are guide walls 17 and 18, each ofV which is provided at the forward end with a forwardly projecting; tongue 17 and 18 respectively. Positioned between these guide plates 17 and 18 at their rear end so as to close the space between them is af'plate 84:.` The lower ends 19 Vand 2O of the'jguide walls 17 and 18 are angu' larlyturned and each is secured toa plate 21 andv 22 respectively 'which are inclined 80 towardjfeach otherv to form a trough, the lower edges ,thereof being separated bythe slot 23, these plates 21 and 22 being secured together at the rear end by the clip 24 which serves as a closure for 'the rear end of the 85 trough, thus formed. ySecured to thel loot-A tom 12 and projecting inwardly between vthe guide walls 17 and 18 in a ydownwardlyinclined direction is ya guidey plate 25. The` plates 21 and 22A are secured together atfgo their forward end `by thel rearwardly projecting tongues 26 and 27 which project from the plate28 extending above the upper edge of the. plates'21 and.22. It will be noted that this plate does not extend to the bottom of the trough thus formed, so that the forward lend thereofV isp-not entirely closed. To provide 'a closure for they forward end ofY the trough, I haveswingingly mounted'on the plate 28 by means ofthe pin 29, a `plate loo having its upper end 31 offset and normally held spaced from the plate 28 by means of the spring 32, the projection of the pin 29 through the plate 30 being a sufficiently loose one to permit the swinging movement described. `Secured to the rearward end of the plate 28 and extending inwardly of the trough and inclined upwardly thereof, so as to extend between the tongues 17 and 18 is a guide plate 33 which serves as a closure for the upper side of the forward-end of the trough.

In use the device is mounted upon the head gear of the user, and the nails deposited in the receptacle having the bottom 12, these nails, through the agitation which thereceptaclewill naturally be subjected to while the artisan is performing his duties will be agitated and fall through the slot 16, passing downwardly between the guide plates 17 and 18 and being deflected to the rearward vend of the trough by the guide or deflecting plate 25. As shown in Fig. 1, the trough is normally in horizontal position, but the yartisan in performing his duties is generally in a position where the head is forwardly inclined, thus moving the trough to inclined position, and permitting the nails which have been deposited in the trough, to extend through the slot 23 and move to the forward end of the trough, the heads of the nails being larger than the slot 23 so that the nails cannot of themselves be removed from the trough. In this way a number of nails will be projected through the slot in the trough and positioned at the forward end thereof at all times while the supply which has been deposited in the receptacle above lasts. These nails may be slid forwardly from the trough, moving the plate 30 to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 3. As many nails may be removed at a time as desired, and when the nails are removed from the trough, the closure 30 will snapl backwardly into closing position in resp-onse to the pressure of the spring 32 thus agitating lthe nails so that should any of them be in a position whereby their projection through Ithe slot 23 would be prevented, the nails will 'be jarred to the proper position for projec! tion therethrough.

The device may be made from stamping or other light material so that the container itself will have the minimum of weight, and be of such a size as not to be objectionable when suspended from the headgear of the user.

The end of the trough at which the nails are withdrawn is positioned at the side and well toward the'face of the user so that the nails may be as quickly withdrawn from the trough as they can -be withdrawn from the mouth. The movement of the artisan therefore. in obtaining the nails from the trough requires no more time than the obtaining of the nails from the mouth. Furthermore, a larger number of nails may bel deposited in the receptacle than may be deposited in the mouth, so that a saving of time is effected by the use of the device.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of my invention, I do not wish to limit myself to the precise details of structure shown, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A device of the class described comprising: a receptacle having a'slot formed in its base;v guide plates mounted on said base and depending therefrom in spaced relation to each other, each positioned at opposite sides of saidslot; a. slot bearing feeding trough carried by said guide plates; a

deiiecting 'member positioned between said guide plates and deiecting nails projected through said slot to the rear of said trough; and a spring held closure for the forward end of said trough, the removal of nails from said trough through the forward end of said slot being prevented upon movement of said closure to operativeposition and being easily accomplished upon movement of said closure to inoperative position.

2. A device of the class described comprising: a receptacle having a slot formed 1n its base; guide plates projectingI downwardly from said base in spaced relation to each other at opposite sides of said slot; a .closure 'for the space between the rear ends of said guide plates; a feeding trough carried by said guide plates, said trough having a longitudinally extending slot formedin its base; a closure for closing the forward end of said trough and preventing movement of nails from the forward endof said slot; a

,spring for normally retaining said closure-v ',-in operative position; and a deflecting member mounted between said plates for deV fleeting said nails upon passage from said slot in said vreceptacle to the reark of said trough.

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3. A device of the class described comof nails fromrthe forward end ofV said slot;

a spring for normally retaining said closure 1n operative position; a deflecting member mounted between said plates for deecting said nails upon passage from said slot in said nails from said slot, said trough having said receptacle to the rear of said trough; a longitudinally extending slot formed and a guide member mounted on said trough therein; a closure Jfor the forward end of on its forward end for closing the upper side said trough; and an inwardly extending up- 5 thereof. n wardly directed guide member at said end l5 4. A device of the class described, oomofsaid trough. prising: a receptacle adapted for the recep- In testimony whereof I have signed the tion of nails and having a slot formed in its foregoing' speciiioation. bottom; a trough carried by and positioned i 10 below said receptacle for the reception of OSCAR BREITHAUPT. 

